Town Clerk

• Recordings
  • Record all deeds relating to the land records in the Town of Bethel
  • Record and preserve all Town of Bethel board and commission agendas, legal notices and minutes

  Note: Land Record Recordings are accepted until
            Monday - Wednesday: 4:00 PM
            Thursday: 5:30 PM
            Friday: 11:30 AM

• Vital Records
  • Record all certificates of birth, marriage, and death
  • Issue marriage licenses, burial permits and certified copies of all vital records
• Certified Notary Public with the State of Connecticut
  • Notarize documents for the general public
  • Give oaths of office to all new and renewing Connecticut State Notary Publics and keep a record of the same
  • Notary Public Service for documents other than Wills, Estate Documents, Power of Attorney, or Bethel Land Records. The service is limited to up to three notary signatures maximum. The cost for each Notary signature is $5.00 cash or check
    
    

    Should you need the above refused documents notarized or are looking for an alternative please call the following for an appointment:
    
    Bethel Mail Service
    211 Greenwood Avenue
    (203)-730-1399
    
    Epoch Learning Center/Epic Driving School:
    268 Greenwood Avenue (Rear Entrance)
    (203)-212-3000

• Voter Registration
  • Register voters in absence of the Registrar of Voters
  • Issue voter identification cards
  • Record campaign finance statements, nomination papers, referenda and other petitions
• Town Charter
  • Publish and keep updated all changes in the Bethel Town Charter and Code
  • Assist the general public in interpreting the same
• Licenses
  • Issue sportsmen's licenses, keep a record of the same and remit it monthly to the State of CT
  • Trade Name Certificates issued and kept current from 1935 through the present
  • Issue dog licenses
  • Collect and file current rabies certificates